Posted on 02/20/2005 6:21:03 PM PST by Columbus Dawg
Columbus (Muscogee County) GEORGIA . . . is still I believe a Democratic stronghold.
But DemocRATS have had 50 years of "good intentions". Does that not count?(/lib spin)
Glory, there is hope. With black leaders like Cates leaving the Democratic Party, and black churches in Columbus possibly crossing the Democratic line, there is no end to what can be achieved.
Good for you, Walt. But be careful. The Democrats don't like apostates. (See tagline.)
No matter who you are, you'd be smart to go where the power is. And right now, it's with the Republicans.
I'm glad to see there's more of a concerted outreach to minority communities. Outreach is not a dirty word. Anyone who assumes that people will beat a path to their door, whether a company or political party, is fooling themselves. We shouldn't be ashamed to acknowledge that we need to build up trust, and listen to what these communities have to say.
The rhetoric isn't fooling a lot of blacks now - FOX/Hannity/Rush/you guys - they hear it all as well as we do.
won't be long before hitlery is wooing them big-time
Democrats idea of diversity is to put a black person in charge of "African Studies" or "Civil Rights" issues. President Bush puts qualified people in real positions of power.
It would be interesting to see what might happen if a dem visiting a black church runs into one where many of the worshippers are "off the dem plantation". Somehow I think we'd never get to find out if there was a backlash unless we were physically there, though.
I am white (to greatly oversimplify). I hate affirmative action/quotas. But I love African-American people a lot. And I love this story. Somebody give brother Walter a big smooch from the rest of us...
Every single one of these black leaders is a heavy-weight with the resume to prove it.
Absolutely, and it's the differing belief systems that are responsible for this. To the Republicans, a black American ends up with a certain position because he or she is the very best person to fill that position. To the Democrats, it's all about "diversity" and social promotion -- anyone who fits the right mold can be set up as a token minority, just to show how diverse and progressive they are.
Joe is a Democrat of the early 70's vintage. He's a suburban statist with a heavy loyalty to corrupt, organized labor. Seeing the tide turning, despite his steady drumbeat of propaganda, has been hideous for him. It has been clearly expressed in his writing of the last 4-5 years.
Ping to read later.
I couldn't agree more but I hope that we don't let the conservative message get watered down with too many defections from the other side.
We have heard about the recent outreach efforts toward the Hispanic vote. This is critical for the Republican Party in many states, especially in growing states like Texas, Florida, and California. These are the states with the electoral power. I am thrilled that the GOP has done this and they have no better leader to do this than President Bush.
It is critical to note however, that many regions are different. For example, Franklin County, Ohio is not a Miami-Dade, a Bexar County, a Maricopa County, or a San Diego County. Franklin County does have an increasing Hispanic community, yet it does not even come close in numbers to the African-American community. The "all politics are local" theme needs to be looked at and possibly adapted to in these cases.
As a Columbus resident, I can tell you that this is not small news. I do not know Walter Cates, nor have I met him, but I do know that he has been heavily involved in the community and has worked with government leaders, mostly Democrat. It is stuff like this that could become critical in 2006. With the possibility in Ohio of two African-Americans being the major party nominees for governor in 2006, the potential nominees being the Democrat mayor of Columbus (Mike Coleman), and the Republican Secretary of State (Ken Blackwell) who has received 50% of the black vote, this could make HUGE waves.
It is something to keep an eye on.
The Republican ads about all the abortions of black babies was a 'punch below the belt'?
Criminy, it's just the God's truth! The evidence is overwhelming!
What's that supposed to mean?
"This is all about delivering the goods."
Thank goodness Republicans are against redistributionism, so we can get those committed to limited government types like this fellow signed on. Yippee!
/sarcasm so bitterly biting it draws blood
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